EXHIBIT 4.8

REGISTRATION RIGHTSAGREEMENT 

        REGISTRATIONRIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) by and among Toreador ResourcesCorporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Karen Anderson(the “Purchaser”). 

        TheCompany has agreed, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the SecuritiesPurchase Agreement of even date herewith (the “Securities PurchaseAgreement”), to issue and sell to Purchaser shares (the “PreferredShares”) of the Company’s Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, parvalue $1.00 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The Preferred Shares areconvertible pursuant to the Company’s Certificate of Designation (the“Certificate of Designation”) into shares (the “ConversionShares”) of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.15625 per share (the“Common Stock”). In order to induce Purchaser to enter into theSecurities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registrationrights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “SecuritiesAct”), and under applicable state securities laws. Capitalized terms used hereinand not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the SecuritiesPurchase Agreement. 

        Inconsideration of Purchaser entering into the Securities Purchase Agreement, and other goodand valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,the parties agree as follows: 

1.    *DEFINITIONS*.

        Forpurposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified: 

        (a)              “Holder” meansany person owning or having the right to acquire           Registrable Securities,including initially Purchaser and thereafter any           permitted assignee thereof;  

        (b)              “Register”,“registered” and           “registration” refer to aregistration effected by preparing           and filing a registration statement orstatements in compliance with the           Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 underthe Securities Act (“Rule           415”) or any successor ruleproviding for the offering of securities on           a continuous or delayed basis (“RegistrationStatement”), and           the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of theRegistration Statement by           the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”);and  

        (c)              “RegistrableSecurities” means the Conversion Shares, and any           other shares ofCommon Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the Preferred           Stock, whether asa dividend, payment of a redemption price or otherwise, and           any shares ofcapital stock issued or issuable from time to time (with any           adjustments) inreplacement of, in exchange for or otherwise in respect of the           ConversionShares, including without limitation any securities received by a           Holder inconnection with an Exchange Transaction (as defined in the Certificate           ofDesignation).  

*2.*              *REGISTRATION*. 

        (a)              Ifat any time prior to the time that registration is no longer required because          the Registrable Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to the provisionsof           Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act (the “Registration Period”),          (i) the Company shall determine to register any of its equity securities,either           for its own account or for the account of a security holder or holders,other           than a registration statement relating solely to employee benefit plansor a           registration statement relating solely to a Rule 145 transaction orother           merger transaction or a registration on any registration form which doesnot           permit secondary sales of Common Stock or does not include substantiallythe           same information as would be required to be included in a registrationstatement           covering the resale of Registrable Securities and (ii) registrationstatements           covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities are notthen effective           and available for sales thereof, the Company will:  

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